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Cat Ferguson was the editor of Gazetteer SF.
Before joining Gazetteer, she was the features editor at SFGATE. She has also served as an investigative reporter for publications including MIT Technology Review, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, BuzzFeed News, and Retraction Watch.

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Gazetteer SF publishes original San Francisco news written by humans and delivers it directly to subscribers via email and text, bypassing algorithms.

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Byron Perry is the founder and CEO of Gazetteer.
Before founding Gazetteer, he was the founder and CEO of Coconuts Media, chairman of the Society of Publishers in Asia, and an editor at Variety, The Phnom Penh Post, and San Francisco magazine.

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